Ophthalmic mounting.



E. HOLLEY. OPHTHiakMlC MOUNTING.

APPLICATION FILED use. 30, 1915.

1,2? 6%@@ Patented May 29, 1917.

WITNESSES ATTOR N EY ment of any pecial tools or fastening ele-' with thefield of vision; attainment ofa narrow pupillary distance;

HENRY HQLLEY, onrsvmnn, NEW YORK.

Specification of letters Patent.

Patented 29, li ht,

application filed Beeein'hcr'eo, wilt.- Serial. It'cnae-ea.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. HoLLnY -a citizen of the United States, residing at Otisville, in the county of Orange and State have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ophthalmic Mountj ings, of which the'following is a specification. I

This invention relates to Ophthalmic mountings and has particularreference to an improved construction of eye-glass mounting In the ordinary'form of, screw mounting and in a majority of the cement forms of mounting, a hole either has to be drilled in the lens to accommodate thelens screw or else it is necessary to provide a notch or recess in the lens to insure of the cement taking a firm grip thereto. Moreover, in

the forms of mountings mentioned, when a lens-is broken and it is desired to replace the same with a new one, it is necessary-to call in the services of an Optician in order to have a screw hole drilled in the lens or the lens notched before .the same can be applied to the mounting. Myinvention not only aims to overcome these objectionable features by a lens may at any time be removed orreplaced by the, wearer without the employments to drill or notch the lens and apply the same .to the mounting, but provides a' mounting which will in no-way interfere provides for the provides for adjustment so that the mounting may be adapted to various facial configurations; is so constructed that lenses of various sizes and shapes maybe readily ap plied thereto and is so arranged that the same may be stamped from a single blank of material at small cost.

In the accomplishment of the foregoing objects, the invention consists in the novel features of construction as will be herein after more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and claimed,

, In the drawings Figure 1 is a front view of a pair of eye glasses equipped with the improved "form of mounting.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 ofl ig.l;and f I 3"is-an enlarged detail vertical sectional view through-one of the lensclips.

when the lens is providing a: mounting in which,

' interfere with the field of vision while because of the fact that thebridge the clips and connects to the drawings by numerals wherein is illustrated the preferred embodh merit-of my invention, 1 designates the lenses which are connected by the bridge 2 through the medium of the clips 3. The bridge 2 is formed of suficiently heavy material to hold the lenses against sagging or pivotal movement and is preferably resilient inits nature as well as yieldable, so that. adjustment, thereof ma Y be; accomplished to adapt the mounting to faces of varying configurations.

Formed upon and extending laterally from the terminal ends'of the bridge 2 are the clip cars at which are adapted for engagement with the sides of the lenses These clip cars l are resilient so as to provide a-firm-grip upon the edge of lens 7 inserted between the ears and are adapted to frictionally engage therewith; to prevent the accidental removal of the lens therefrom.

' In forming the bridge and lens clips, the clips and bridge are preferably stamped from a single piece of material and the clips then bent at an angle to the bridge to providrpockets to receive the lenses, and in away from each other to accommodate lenses my intill vention, I interpose between the inner faces of the ears 4 and the adjacent outer faces of the lenses 1, pads 6 of ayieldable material such as rubber or the like which serve to further increase the gripping power of the yieldable ears 4 and reduces to a minimum a liability of accidental removal of the lenses from the clips.

The ears 4: are made relatively narrow -so as to extend but a slight distance over the thereby inner and outer faces of the lenses, providing a mounting which will in no way of the wearer,

2 is formed of one piece with the clips 3 and extends from the upper edges of the same, a mounting is provided in which a very narrow pupillary distance is obtainable, the thickness only of the material from which the bridge and clips are constructed, and if desired pads 7 which may he placed upon the inner faces of the clips to prevent irritation of the nose comprising the entire thickness oi material between the edges oi the lenses.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that by slightly bending the clips, lenses of variei'zs sizesunay' be adapted thereto while because of the interposition of the yieldable material, which is between the clip ears and the lens, will oi?- fectually prevent the accidental removal of thelens from the clip.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with accompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction and opera tion of the improved mountingwill he clearly understood and while I have herein shown and described one preferred. embodi ment of my invention ll do not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as the claim may import.

I claim A11 ophthalmic mounting including lenses,

a bridge having a pair of clip ears projecting laterally from either end, said clip ears having rounded edges, the main portions of said clip ears being directed toward one another and then extended in parallel relation, thereby providing a pocket of increased width at its inner portion between each pair of clip ears, a pair of flat cushion members positioned in each pair of clip ears and en gaging the inner feces thereof, said cushion members having clamping engagement with opposite sides of the lenses, said clips being adapted to be adjusted with respect to one another to accommodate lenses of difierent thicknesses, and cushion members on the inner sides of the ends of said bridge to serve as cushion pads and cover the ends of the bridge.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses. v

- HENRY E. HQLLEY,

Witnesses: v l V M. A" TINNEY,

Finn) BAILY. 

